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How to say 'Twenty years old' in Japanese | 二十歳

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The Japanese word for Twenty years old is 'Hatachi', written as 二十歳 in Japanese.'Twenty years old' in hiragana is はたち.

    Meaning

    Twenty years old

    Reading

    はたち

    hatachi

    Kanji

    Two Ten Year, Years old

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '二十歳 (はたち)' specifically refers to the age of 20 years old. In Japan, turning 20 is a significant milestone as it marks the age of adulthood, celebrated during the Coming of Age Day (成人の日, せいじんのひ). This term is often used in contexts related to legal adulthood, responsibilities, and celebrations. For example: She turned 20 this year「彼女は今年二十歳になった」(かのじょはことしはたちになった). In Japan, you become an adult at 20「日本では二十歳で成人になる」(にほんでははたちでせいじんになる).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    1241

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 二十歳

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Two

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Ten

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Year, Years old

Words Related to 二十歳 Through the Kanji

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 二 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Two

  • word

    二日

    Meaning

    Second, Two days

  • word

    二十日

    Meaning

    Twentieth, Twenty days

  • word

    二つ

    Meaning

    Two

  • word

    二十

    Meaning

    Twenty

  • word

    二人

    Meaning

    Two people

  • word

    二千

    Meaning

    Two thousand

  • word

    二百

    Meaning

    Two hundred

  • word

    二階

    Meaning

    Second floor

  • word

    二三

    Meaning

    Few

  • word

    二度と

    Meaning

    Never

  • word

    二流

    Meaning

    Second rate

Words Related to 二十歳 Through the Kanji

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 十 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Ten

  • word

    十日

    Meaning

    Ten days, Tenth

  • word

    二十日

    Meaning

    Twentieth, Twenty days

  • word

    二十

    Meaning

    Twenty

  • word

    三十

    Meaning

    Thirty

  • word

    五十

    Meaning

    Fifty

  • word

    四十

    Meaning

    Forty

  • word

    九十

    Meaning

    Ninety

  • word

    六十

    Meaning

    Sixty

  • word

    八十

    Meaning

    Eighty

  • word

    七十

    Meaning

    Seventy

  • word

    十分

    Meaning

    Enough

  • word

    十字路

    Meaning

    Crossroads

  • word

    五十音

    Meaning

    Alphabet

  • word

    数十

    Meaning

    Dozens

  • word

    十字

    Meaning

    Cross

  • word

    不十分

    Meaning

    Insufficient

  • word

    何十

    Meaning

    Dozens

Words Related to 二十歳 Through the Kanji

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 歳 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Years old

  • word

    万歳

    Meaning

    Hurrah, Long live

  • word

    歳末

    Meaning

    Year end

  • word

    お歳暮

    Meaning

    Year end gift

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What does 'Hatachi' (二十歳) mean?

'Hatachi' means 'Twenty years old' .

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